Cooking outfit



F H. BUZZACOTT.

, (No Model.)

COOKING OUTFIT..

- Patented Oct. 29, 1 8952 1 A 'llvm/rofi Jrancs JLBu/zzacofi ATTORNEYS.

AN DREW lGIIANAM. PHOTOUTHQWAS UNITED, STATES PATENT FFICE.

FRANCIS H. BUZZACOTT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COOKING OUTFIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,056, dated October29, 1895.

Application filed June 12, 1895. fierial No. 552,531- (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS H. BUZZACOTT, of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a'new and useful Improvementin Military or Camp Cooking Outfits, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, compact, complete,practical, and easily-portable camp cooking outfit in which shall beincluded an open stove or grating, a bake-oven, and the various pans,pots, and kitchen utensils, and the whole so organized that the oven andskeleton stove form the packing-case for the kit or outfit in a verysimple and practical way, as hereinafter more fully described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the outfit when packed and ready fortransportation. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the same, takenon line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective View of theoven ar-v ranged for baking. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of theskeleton stove or grating as dis-' grating to form legs a which areconnected near their bottom ends by longitudinal staybars a. The middlelegs and the end legs, too, are provided with rigidly-attached andinwardly-projecting lugs a which serve to hold the kit together whenpacked for transportation, as hereinafter described. This grating simplyforms an elevated support above the fire in the nature of a skeletonstove for sustaining the various articles used in cooking foods orheating water. It also forms a broiler.

B B constitute the two pamsections of the oven for roasting or baking.()ne of these pan-sections B is made larger than the other, so as toreceive said other section B when they are nested together for compactpacking, as in Fig. 2, and said larger section is formed with aflaredmarginal flange b which forms a joint with the rim of the other sectionwhen the two are fitted with their hollow sides together to form aclosed oven, as in Fig. 3. The section B is made smaller than B, asstated, in length and width, but its margin is preserved sufficientlynear the dimension of the margin of the larger section B to form a jointwith it when placed together. Either section B or B of the oven maybeused for a boiler for heating water, cooking, or for a dishpan, or for atent-stove for Warming the interior of a tent. For the latter purpose arectangular pit is dug in the earth in the tent and filled with livecoals, (from which no smoke arises) and one of the oven-sections is theninverted over the pit, and the earth packed all around its edges, so asto tightly inclose the fire, which latter, being kept airtight, willradiate through the oven-section a gentle heat through the night withoutsmoke or gas, or any attention or danger whatever. The two sections ofthe oven (and also the other utensils) have metal straps or keepers b toreceive a long-handled lifter E, which is so arranged as to form ahandle to frying-pan, coffee-pot, oven, or stove, and by which they aremanipulated when hot. A perforated detachable false bottom F is arrangedin one of the sections of the oven to prevent the contents of the ovenfrom burning. When used, the oven is either placed upon the skeletonstove or upon live coals on the ground, and coals and hot ashes are alsoplaced on the top of the same, or a small fire is built thereon, asshown 'in Fig. 3. In packing these principal parts of the kit thesection B is nested in B, and all the pans, coiTee-pot, and smallerutensils are nested inside of B, and a cover C placed on top of thesame, and the whole together are slid longitudinally into one end of theskeleton stove with the lugs a a hugging the flange b of the largeroutside section B, which lugs, when the oven sections are wholly withinthe legs, occupy a position about the middle of said flange on eachside, and firmly hold all the parts together and form a tight inclosurefor all the smaller utensils which are contained in the oven-section Bbeneath the cover C. The legs of the skeleton stove are made with aslight spring to them, so that they tightly hold all the parts togetherwithout rattling, liability to damage, or the incu mbrance of a specialcase in transportation.

The skeleton stove is a rather stout grating of wrought-iron, and whenthus secured about the oven and sheet-metal parts or utensils Within,forms a strong reinforced frame or protecting-cage which prevents thesheetmetal ware within from being accidentally bent or damaged.

For conveniently transporting the outfit a metal hand-hold H is securedto one of the middle legs .of the stove.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with one or more pan sections, of a metal gratinghaving sides projecting at right angles to its body portion andembracing said pan sections and forming both a skeleton stove and aprotective cage or inclosure for the pan sections, and locking deviceson the sides of the stove for securing the parts in this relationsubstantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A stove, consisting of a top portion and two sides projecting atright angles to the top portion said sides having inwardly projectinglugs; in combination with one or more pan sections having outwardlyprojecting marginal rims adapted to be received between the sides of thestove and to have its rim engaged by the lugs on said sidessubstantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A stove, consisting of a top portion and two sides projecting atright angles to the top portion, said sides having inwardly projectinglugs; in combination with two pan sections of different sizes so as tonest but of substantially the same marginal dimension the larger one ofsaid pan sections having a marginal flange, arranged to be engaged andlocked by the lugs on the sides of the stove substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. A stove consisting of a top portion and two sides projecting at rightangles to the top portion, said sides having inwardly projecting lugs;in combination with two pan sections forming an oven and nesting oneWithin the other, one of said pan sections having a marginal projectingflange adapted to be engaged by the lugs on the sides of the stove, anda detachable cover arranged between said pan sections and the stove toform a tightly inclosed casing for the reception of camp cookingutensils substantially as and for the purpose described.

FRANCIS H. BUZZACOTT. lVitnesscs:

A. A. OGDEN, H. G. BRADY.

